Scourmont

Forges, Belgium / Male

Location

Official nameAbbaye N.-D. de Scourmont
Number20
AddressRoute du Rond-Point 294, Forges, Belgium
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Contact Information

Telephone[32] (60) 21 05 11
Fax[32] (60) 21 36 96
Community emailabbaye@chimay.be
Websitewww.scourmont.be
SuperiorDom Damien Debaisieux, Abbé 2017

Other Information

Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Tornacensis (Tournai)
OCSO regionCNE
OriginsFoundation of Sint Sixtus
History
  • 1850, 25 July: Foundation.
  • 1860, 7 October: Fire.
  • 1864, 8 September: Solemn benediction of the rebuilt church.
  • 1871, 14 September: Raised to the rank of abbey under the title O.L. of Scourmont.
  • 1897: Change of name to O.L. of St. Joseph.
  • 1923: Reversion to original name.
  • 1894: Sint Sixtus recovers its right to paternity of Scourmont.
  • 1899, 24 October: Dedication of the church. Scourmont assumes paternity of the nuns of Saint Paul aux Bois, exiled at Fourbechies (who will later establish themselves at Chimay).
  • 1940: Forced evacuation from 28 May to 2 July.
  • 1942: Forced evacuation 12 April 1942 to 1 September 1944.
  • 1950, 25 July: Centenary of foundation.
Father immediateSint Sixtus
Daughter housesCaldey ; Mokoto ; Chimay ; Soleilmont (since 1972) ; Clarté-Dieu (since 1963) ; Kunnambetta (1995) ; Kibungo (2002).
Lay associatesLaïcs Cisterciens de Scourmont
Past superiors
  • François DECROIX — Superior — 25/07/1850 – ?/03/1859
  • Hyacinthe BOUTECA — Titular Prior — ?/03/1859 – 06/10/1871
  • Hyacinthe BOUTECA — Abbot — 06/10/1871 – 18/04/1890
  • Godefroid BOUILLON — Apostolic Administrator — 24/08/1890 – 15/07/1893
  • Godefroid BOUILLON — Abbot (appointed) — 15/07/1893 – 18/12/1901
  • Norbert SAUVAGE — Abbot — 20/02/1902 – 16/09/1913
  • Anselme LE BAIL — Abbot — 04/10/1913 – 24/05/1949
  • Guerric BAUDET — Apostolic Administrator — 24/05/1949 – 09/11/1956
  • Guerric BAUDET — Abbot — 09/11/1956 – 14/09/1988
  • Thomas VILAIN — Abbot — 18/10/1988 – 26/01/1992
  • Gérard VAN GHELUWE — Superior ad nutum — 15/02/1992 – 25/07/1992
  • Gérard VAN GHELUWE — Abbot — 25/07/1992 – 26/03/1996
  • Ambrose SOUTHEY — Superior ad nutum — 09/11/1996 – 08/09/1998
  • Armand VEILLEUX — Superior ad nutum — 08/09/1998 – 15/05/1999
  • Armand VEILLEUX — Abbot — 15/05/1999 – 01/11/2017
Work/incomeBrewery; cheese factory; dairy farm.
Guest facilities50 persons
TransportationGare belge : Couvin, 20 km. Gare française : Hirson, 20 km.
FoundationsCaldey (1929), Mokoto (1954)
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